In those days, every office door frame would have a small white wooden sign with the office name written in red or black paint.
The orderly handed the flashlight to Commander Zhao, who ran ahead and could vaguely make out the words on the sign in the dim light of the corridor.
He said to Commander Zhao, "Found it! The duty room is just ahead, Commander, please take your time!"
He ran back and reached out to support Chief Zhao's arm.
Commander Zhao waved the orderly's hand away and said, "I'm not old enough for you to help me up!"
"Back when I was fighting, I could march 50 li (25 kilometers) a day and I still wouldn't collapse!"
The orderly said with a smile, "You're still going strong! You're in better shape than me! The duty room is just ahead."
Commander Zhao walked to the door of the duty room with his hands behind his back.
The orderly banged on the door, but he didn't utter a sound.
Director Wang, who had just fallen asleep after being stared at by the cat, was startled awake by a knock on the door. He casually asked, "Who is it?"
There was no sound of voices coming from outside the door.
Director Wang was jolted awake. He sat up with a start. Someone was knocking on the door, but no one spoke.
What does this mean?
He tried to ignore the person knocking on the door, but the knocking continued, and especially in the dead of night, the knocking sounded particularly eerie!
The knocking also woke up Captain Zhou, who was sleeping on the second floor.
Captain Zhou ran downstairs and saw Commander Zhao and his orderly at the door of the duty room on the first floor.
He gasped. He hadn't sent anyone to inform Chief Zhao, so how did Chief Zhao know that Director Wang had arrived?
Although he couldn't understand why, there was one thing he was very clear about.
He absolutely must not get involved in this matter!
One is Director Wang, whom he can't afford to offend, and the other is Chief Zhao, whom he can't afford to offend even more.
He quietly slipped back to his room, pretending he had never been there!
He had made up his mind that if Director Wang asked him a question tomorrow, he would say that he was sleeping too soundly and didn't hear it!
He didn't hear anything, so how could Director Wang reprimand him?
He pulled the blanket over his head and continued sleeping, wishing he could slap himself unconscious.
The faint, eerie sound of knocking drifted into the duty room.
Director Wang was completely flustered; the knocking on the door wouldn't stop!
He wanted to call for help, but he didn't dare, mainly because he was afraid of alerting Chief Zhao upstairs!
He lowered his voice and asked cautiously, "Who is it? Say something! Is this Old Zhou?"
The knocking continued, but no one answered.
Director Wang was completely enraged; if this continued, he would be scared into a nervous breakdown.
Let's just get it over with!
He walked straight over, flung open the door, and wanted to see who was knocking on his door!
As the door opened, he was so frightened that he took a step back, regretting it deeply. He should have pretended that no one was in the room!
Chief Zhao stood with his hands behind his back in front of the door, leisurely looking at Director Wang.
Director Wang's lips trembled uncontrollably, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to say!
The orderly said, "Director Wang, didn't you go home? Why are you sleeping in the duty room? Our Chief Zhao has been waiting for you in his office upstairs!"
Director Wang hurriedly said, "Commander Zhao has been waiting for me all this time?! Oh my, look at the mess this has made!"
I had no idea! Why didn't Lao Zhou tell me?!
Wait, what? I don't know Lao Zhou knows I'm back! My house caught fire, and since I had nowhere to sleep, I came back to the bureau and will sleep in the duty room for the night.
To avoid causing trouble for my colleagues, I didn't tell them when I got back, nor did I see anyone.
They didn't know I was back, and no one told me that Commander Zhao was waiting for me!
In an instant, he came up with a reasonably plausible reason for himself!
Commander Zhao walked into the room with his hands behind his back, and asked with a stern face, "You didn't know just now?"
Director Wang hurriedly replied, "I don't know! Senior leader, I really don't know!"
Commander Zhao asked, "So now you know, right?!"
Director Wang smirked, then coughed awkwardly, "I understand now..."
Chief Zhao said, "Now that you know, release Mu Cangnan!"
Director Wang said, "That won't do. He's a key suspect we've arrested. Although we're not 100% sure, we're 99% certain he's Dieter! Letting him go is like releasing a tiger back into the mountains!"
You are well aware of how many of our important confidential documents have been leaked.
We must catch this mastermind! And he's the head of the secret service!
Chief Zhao said, "What guarantees that he is definitely that big spy?"
Director Wang said, "We have a whistleblower letter, we have evidence, and we also have investigation materials on his overseas connections! These are irrefutable proofs that he cannot deny!"
Chief Zhao, if you want to take him away, as such a high-ranking and powerful spy, I don't think you have the authority to do so, even if you hold a high position.
If you insist on taking him away, please ask your superiors. Once they issue a release order, I will release him immediately!
Chief Zhao frowned. "You mean to say that my words don't carry weight?"
I don't care about any evidence, I know Mu Cangnan, he's definitely not a spy!
Director Wang said, "If you are confident, why don't you talk to your superiors about it?"
"As long as I have the approval, let alone releasing Mu Cangnan, I'll release all the spies detained here immediately, without wasting a single minute!"
Chief Zhao said, "He has injuries and cannot be interrogated here. He is a national treasure-level scientific researcher!"
He was so angry with Chief Wang that his liver hurt. If anything happened to such an important researcher, all their subsequent research tasks would be ruined!
Director Wang said, "He is an important scientific researcher, but he is also an important spy!"
"There's no way around it, catching spies is my duty, please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"
Commander Zhao said, "You can refuse to release him now, but I want to see him!"
Director Wang said, "That won't do! You can't see him!"
The orderly said, "What do you mean? You're not letting Commander Zhao see Comrade Mu? You don't even trust Commander Zhao?"
Director Wang said, "I didn't say that! I was just following the rules!"
Chief Zhao said, "Xiao Song, go to Guan Mu Cangnan's room and open the door! I refuse to believe I won't see Mu Cangnan today!"
Honeybee, who had been watching the commotion from the corridor, said to Li Xiyue, "Oh no, I'm afraid they're in big trouble!"
Li Xiyue said, "We can't let them get involved. Chief Zhao is the only one who can save Mu Cangnan. Go to Mu Cangnan's room quickly!"
Mi Bao asked, "Why would I go to Mu Cangnan's room?"
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